Grant Opportunities

Current Resources Available| Formula Funding Streams We Serve|Competitive Grant Opportunities We Serve|Grants Available for Support|The Outreach Team|Grant Professionals

Current Resources Available — Free Funding Webinar Series

As funding streams tighten, alternate resources to promote college readiness is a focus area for many. From January through March, the College Board will offer a free Funding 101 webinar series, designed to give tips and strategies for federal grant-writing and foundation fundraising. Sign up for upcoming presentations or review archived webinars below. Hear from expert members of the Outreach Team along with some practitioners from both K-12 and Higher Education.

Month Date Topic Description WebEx link for attendees
January 2012 Wed, Jan 11, 2 pm EST Foundation Funding 101 Begin your understanding of funding streams external from federal and state monies Recording: https://collegeboardtraining.webex.com/collegeboardtraining/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=TC&rID=19766872&rKey=dc857ee5c7927e17&act=pb
February 2012 Mon, Feb 13, 1 pm EST Grants 101a: Intro, Need for the Project and Project Design Learn how to craft a dynamic needs statement from static data and use it to inform project design. Recording: https://collegeboardtraining.webex.com/collegeboardtraining/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=20015357&rKey=688384f1a952bbd2
Tues, Feb 28, 2pm EST Grants 101b: Adequacy of Resources, Management Plan and Budget Learn how to organize and describe the resources that your district brings to a project, how you intend to manage the project, and how to align your budget with your project plan, goals, and objectives. Recording: https://collegeboardtraining.webex.com/collegeboardtraining/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=20134157&rKey=226a205cdfb2179a
March 2012 Tues, March 6, 1pm EST Grants 101c: Evaluation and Sustainability Explore the components of an exceptional grant evaluation and learn how to plan for successful project sustainability Copy of Power Point Presentation (pptx/1.3MB)
Wed, Mar 7, 2pm EST i3 Investing In Innovation Technical Assistance webinar Learn about the basics of the i3 grant, the changes as compared with last year, and gain helpful tips for your proposal Copy of Power Point Presentation (pdf/417KB)
(recording pending)
Wed, Mar 14, 1pm EST Grants 101d: Finalization and Submission: Tips and Strategies Learn how to polish your draft into a powerful and compelling proposal that will win a grant! Copy of Power Point Presentation (pdf/274KB)

Formula Funding Streams We Serve

Formula Funding Streams We Serve

The College Board can help every student in your school or district meet and exceed federal accountability standards. College Board programs bring a high level of quality and accountability to a district's teaching and learning programs that are closely aligned with federal provisions and expectations. These programs are designed so that ALL students are prepared for challenging course work at the college level.

Federal Funding Program Program Subtitle College Board Programs
Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Title I, Part G Improving Access to High Standards
Title II, Part A Improving Teacher Quality State Grants

Additional one-page description of College Board services related to Title 1.
Title II, Part B Math and Science Partnerships
Title II, Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology Program
Title IV, Part B Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers
Title IV, Part B subpart 1 Small Rural Schools Achievement
Title VII, Part E College Access Challenge Grant

Note: The Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. Additional information on the above grant opportunities and federal funding can be found in this guide or by visiting www.edpubs.gov.

Each year, the federal government allocates significant funding for the support and improvement of American education. Through grants to various entities, the awards serve a variety of purposes — from promoting innovative services that provide rigor and college and career readiness to supporting low-performing schools.

Grant Opportunities

Competitive Grant Opportunities We Serve

"The APIP grant has been instrumental in bridging the education gap between traditionally underserved students and their counterparts. The grant has helped to increase participation and success in a more rigorous curriculum for all students by providing timely and effective interventions, a more diverse and focused instructional unit, successful methodologies to deliver this instruction and the personalization of the academic experience for all. Galveston ISD has seen significant increases in AP enrollment, AP test taking and AP test success in every year of the grant's implementation."

James Connor, Director, Advanced Academics, Galveston Independent School District, Texas

Grants Available for Support

These grants are currently closed. If you see a need for the College Board to provide services under a grant you have won, please contact your Director of State and District Strategy and Outreach. Click The Outreach Team at the top of the page.

Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP)

Purpose: Supports activities that increase participation of low-income students in both Pre-AP® and AP® courses and exams. Grants support the development, enhancement or expansion of Pre-AP and AP courses in ELA, mathematics, science and other subject areas.

Grantees: SEAs, LEAs or national nonprofit education organizations.
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Race to the Top

Purpose: Encourages and rewards states that are significantly improving student outcomes and creating conditions for education reform through four assurances: data systems, rigorous curricula, teacher and leader effectiveness, and turning around struggling schools.

Grantees: State education agencies (SEAs), LEAs, consortia of schools and nonprofits in partnership with school districts or consortia of schools.
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Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

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Purpose: Awards grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. Designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education, GEAR UP grants serve a cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and following the cohort through high school.

Grantees: SEAs, partnerships between institutes of higher education, LEAs and community organizations.
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i3 Investing in Innovation

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Purpose: Supports the development, implementation, replication and further evaluation of promising innovative practices, as well as the expansion of best practices. The i3 program offers three types of competitive grants to fund programs that improve academic achievement for high-need students: Scale-Up Grants, Validation Grants and Development Grant.

Grantees: Local education agencies (LEAs), consortia of schools and nonprofits in partnership with school districts or consortia of schools.
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Charter School Grants (CSP)

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Purpose: The Charter Schools Program's Non-State Educational Agency Competition provides grants directly to charter schools so they can plan, design, and complete the initial implementation of their school.
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“Grants such as APIP, SLC and GEAR UP were essential building blocks in funding the services and programs necessary to create our college-going culture. In 2011, Hillsborough had the largest annual increase in AP Exam passing rates in the nation; the number of students scoring 3 or higher increased by 1,814 students; and during the same time period the number of students taking AP courses and exams increased 19 percent.”

Eric Bergholm, General Director for Advanced Academic Access, Hillsborough County Schools, Fla.

Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) Program

Purpose: Awards grants to support the restructuring of large public high schools into smaller units for the purpose of improving academic achievement. Examples of SLC programs include freshman academies, themed multigrade academies, "houses" in which small groups of students remain together through high school, and schools-withina-school, as well as personalization strategies such as student advisories, family advocate systems and mentoring programs.

Grantees: Large LEAs (with enrollment of at least 1,000) or consortia of up to five high schools.
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The Outreach Team

The Outreach Team

In response to state and district needs to acquire external funding in challenging economic times, the College Board established a team dedicated to provide expert knowledge, resources, and technical assistance to schools, districts, educational service centers, states, and institutes of higher education who apply for state and federal grants.

One Director, State and District Strategy and Outreach is located in each of the College Board's six regional offices and can provide support including but not limited to:

  • Partnerships with applicants to develop grant proposals
  • Technical assistance and strategy development
  • Grant toolkits and resources
  • Research and data
  • In-kind services
Grant Professionals

Grant Professionals

How does College Board utilize grant professionals?
Periodically, the College Board outreaches to members of the grant professionals community to request application to be trained in College Board programs. Upon completion of a training workshop, grant professionals receive a certificate of completion and appear on a national list of "grant professionals trained in College Board programs." As constituents reach out to the College Board for contact information of grant professionals who can work with them on grant proposals, this list is provided.